Cotton-roping ginning machine



Jam, 25, H923 LMJQASZ L, L, F055.- COTTON Roping GINNN@ MACHINE.

FILED MAR. l2, 1921 3 SHEETS-SHEET jan., 2, R923.

- LV L. FOSS. COTTON RoPlNG GINNING MAcHlNE.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3 F|LED MAR, 12. 1921.

Leland Lfss sTaTss saTsnT or.

COTTONtPING GINNING MACHINE.

Application filed March l2, 1921. Serial No. 451,753.

Be it known that l, LnLAn'D L. Foss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pulaski, in 'the county of Candler and State oi' Georgia, have invented certa-in new and useful improvements in Cotton-Roping Ginning Machines, ot which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The purpose oft the present invention is to provide a machine for preparing seed cotton as it leaves a ieeder and cleaner prior to beingsized and spun, and it is obvious that atter the cotton is sized and spun, it is then ready tor the loom.

llt is another purpose to provide a ma chine of this general character, wherein the seed 'cotton is iirst acted upon by the ginning saws, Jr'rom which the cotton is brushed by means oit cylinder brush and 'fed through channels, then passed over a condensing screen roller, and subsequently between lint rollers (which may or may not be corrugated as may he found desired), and then ted through a twisting or condensinghead, and subsequently guided upon series ot spools or reels in the form of cotto-n roping, which is then ready for the sizing and spinning proc ess, and afterwards to be fed to the loom.

Still another purpose involves channels, troughs or guides or passages conforming to the brush roller and the condensing screen ro ier, 'to receive the cotton and contract the battings, particularly as the battings pass over the lint rollers,` so that the contracted la: lting may pass vtl'irough and be condensed by che twisting head, sutliciently tc -form into temporary twisted slivers. or roping.

it is a further purpose to provide means tor driving the various parts or mechanisms o'j the machine automatically from a single source.

A still turher purpose consists in the provision et a machine, wherein means is provided Jjor governing the discharge of seed,

discharge from the seed cotton in the ginning chamber, and also means 'tor taking care of the mote and trash, which may leave the cotton as it is brushed trom the ginning saws.

Additionally it is the aim to pro-vide a plurality ot revoluhle spools or reels superimposed in axially aligned rows, automatically driven, to receive the cotton roping asi it leaves the twisting head.

which while linatter set forth, shown l in the drawing lt is well known that the passing olii' a bia-tting or sliver through the spindles or twisting head after leaving delivery rollers will not receive a permanent twist with the spindles travelling about the battings or slivers as their axes, when the receiving rolls orA reels d0 not revolve on an axis in alignment with the slivers. rllhis is true due to the tact that the twisting effect is entirely nulliiied hy the time the battings or slivers reach the reels or rolls. However the only permanent resultbeing that the fibres of the slivers or battings have become more interadherent in consequence ot 'the compression produced by the twist. Therefore the invention further aims to provide sizing Orreducing plugs for the rotating spindles otl the twisting head 'for governing the diameter of the roping or slivers as they leave the lint or delivering rolls. The libres of the battings or sli-vers in passing through the passages oi' the rotatine spindles oit the twisting head receive a temporary twist, and in producing the same, the fibres become more interadherent as ay result of the compression produced by the twist. Therefore in many respects the cooperation of the twisting head and the receiving rolls or reels greatly resembles the continuous spinning' trame, used for tine spinning of carded sliver-s.

Also it is the aim to provide mea-ns for actua-ting the spindles of the twisting head in unison, in order to imparti a uniform condensing action tothe cotton roping.

While the design and construction at pres ent illustrated and set forth is deemed preierabile, it is. obvious that as a result et a` reduction of the invention 'to a more practical 'lorm ior commercial purposes, the invention may .he susceptible of changes, and the right to these changes is claimed, provided they are comprehended within the `scope ot what is claimed.

lllhe invention comprises further features and combination ot parts, as will behereand claimed.

ln the drawings Figure l is a view in side elevation ot the improved cotton roping ginning machine constructed in accordance with the invention,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same.

Figure is a plan 'view ot the machine.

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dispensed with, and in-v lieu thereof4 pneu..J matic. means being employed for taking the.V

ot 'thesu-pport or; `reel: trarne,` showing. the means y:For operating the` reelsxor spools,

with the, upper Ydrive (not shown).

Figure 8 isv a. detaily sectional-'view pulley for said means several ,ot-thespindles of' the twistinghead,

showing g a .series ot sizing plugs.

Figure: .19 =is.l an senlarged 'detail view iin.

section showing` a modified. construction f ot grinning chamber with the brush cylinder cotton lint trom-,thev saws .and passing it through the severa-l passages, -ducts` or cham- A scr-een drum bers and over the condensing or`r roller.- u'

Figure ,10 is 'a detail perspectivev viewr of one .of the partitions the out away portion :3521;

Referring to thedrawings, l designates a casingwhichinay loer-anyr` suitablejshapel ork configuration, preterablyvas shown and constructed of any suitable fmaterial. Mounted on voneend 'oi' the -i-'rame is a suitable hopper .-2, 'for receiving the'v seed'cotton, asl

it 'leavesrthe'combined cleaner and *feeder (not shown). y Thefsame 'end of, the 'frame is `provided witlrthel-ginning chamber 3.,

in `which these'edvcotton passes-,fand mountedv in suitable bearings oi `-the sides oia the frame is a drii iig shaft Ll, onwliicli plurality of ginningv saws is arranged@ ltk is obvious'thatfany num-ber of saws may be employed. lnA fact the Vmachine may be con? structed to employ, one, two or thi'ee saws,

preferably alarge number of Asaws dis-.

closed inligure 3. Arranged between the saws are ribs 7, which alternate with the saws, and `have their upper Vportions .fa-stened at 8 in any suitable Y-manner to the frame of the machine; The upper ends'oi the ribs-are fastened to a beam A9, whichy also has secured thereto-the lower portionv of the wall 10 forming the ginning chamber proper 3.

rlhe lower portion of the wall 10 of the grinning' chamber has an opening` 13 and hingodlyy mounted on the wall as at 14 is'- the .teeth lint .passes through the chamber on the seed.

.22, thereby showing Leichen v.cotton .as it revolves in the ,ginning lchainber. j The ribs or bars 7 between thevsaws are curved as indicated at 18 to conform substantially to the contour of the saws, These ribs or bars act to retain the seed cottonoi-lint in the grinning chamber.

The governor 15, when adjusted toward `the teeth'of then-saw, act to thoroughly clean the lint from the seed. Obviously when the governor -is adjusted away from oi the saws, considerable of the Arranged in thev traine or casing adjacentyitsr lower portion is a partition 19, thereby dividing oft `a brush roller vreceiving chamber 20; This partition includes an upwardly inclined. portion,-y whicli 'alsoy divides the casing or trame into a condensinO screen rol-ler or cylinderchaniber 2i.

Mounted on. the partition 19, which .horizontally disposed,

are partitions .22; whichy are arranged in spaced. relation, to provide:"cottony or lint. receivine passages The partitions 2:2 extend` rom adia centto andbetween the saws over the surface oi'the partition 19, and are connected inany suitable manner at 24 to the upper wall ofthe frame. The partitions 22 are separable-as vat 25,since the frame or cas ine. is'lilre'wise separable at 26. lnother l) v words thatportion oit the trame or casing,l

which contains the condensingl roller or cylinder and the lint rollers is detachable ini-om that portion ofthe traine which contains the brush roller or cylinder. Gbviously -when the machine is viii' operation the two sections of the frame are attached in any suitable manner (not shown).

Jo'urnaled in suitablebearings oiC the sides ofthe `raineor casingis a shaft 2T, on which' a brush cylinder or` roller 28 is mounted. rThis cylinder comprises disks 29. which are connected by thefbars 30. These bars are inset into the edge i'iortions ot the disks, and carry brushes 31. rlhe bars are held iu the edgep n-tioiis et the disks by means ot 82, wl'iichfwraps around the outer edge the bars. shown, in order to contorni to the contour ot the cylinder.

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An abutment or deilector 33 depends from the-upper part or' the frame, and is disposed iii'close position to the saws,to prevent the lintfor cotton from being,` thrown troni the brush-cylinder. A similar deiiector or abut` ment is disposed inan inclined position o ver the bruslrcylinder to prevent the best portion of the lint which may 'tick to the brush cylinder from being lcar' ied around with vvit. i

A mote board 35 is inouiited upon thc partitioiil), and is provided with a slot '36. through -wiiich bolts to hold the board in position, The lower ends ot' the bolts have nuts, by vwhich the board may be wire The partitions 32 are curved as v therefore when the shaft 79 is rotated, the

shaft 53 of the twisting head will corre spondingly rotate, therefore impart movement to the spindles. rilhe shaft 53 is also mounted in one of the bearings 7 8. A pulley 88 is also carried by the shaft 79, and mounted in bearings below the base on which the entire machine rest is a counter-shaft 89 having pulleys 90 and 91. Jlhe pulley 90 is connected to the pulley 88 by means of the belt 92, while the pulley 91 is operatively' connected to the sha-ft 4 by means of the belt 93.

@ne end of the shaft 4 has mounted thereon a pulley 95, to which power from any suitable source (not shown) is lconnected by means oi' a belt 96, so as to transmit motion to the lshaft k4, which in turn imparts movement to the various other moving elements.

The shafts 4 and 41 are operatively con- 1 nected by means of the pulleys 97 and 98 and adjusted positions.

the belt 99. The shafts 39 and 41 are operatively connected by means of the pulleys 1.00 and 101 to the belt 102.

The shaft 27 carries a pulley 103, and a pulley 104 is also carried by one end of the shaft 4. A suitable bearing strap 105 1s pivoted at 106 to one side oi' the trame or' the machine and carries a set screw 107, for holding the bearing strap 105 in different This bearing strap carries a stub shaft 108, which carries a pulley 109. A belt 110 operatively connects 'the pulleys 104 and 109, and one side of the belt engages under the pulley 103, so that power may be transmitted to the brush cylinder, which is designed to rotate very rapidly, approximately two thousand revolutions a minute, while the condensing cylinder is designed to revolve substantially fifteen revolutions a minute.

In the operation oi' the machine, the cot-` ton to be cleaned passes through the hopper 2 in the form of seed cotton, and' then into the ginning chamber, where-the ginning saws gather the cotton iii-om the seed cotton, and it is then brushed from the teeth and lied through the channels caused to be formed by the partitions The cotton passes through the channels, and then over the condensing cylinder, and then between the lint rollers, from which the battings pass through the spindles of the twisting head. The'ba-ttings pass from the ysmaller ends of the spindles and then upon the spools or reels, and after the reels or spools are filled, the battings are then ready for spinning purposes, after which it is fed to the looms (not shown).

rlChe purpose oi the twisting head in this construction of device is to provide means for producing a condensing action on the slivers or battings, greatly resembling the continuous spinning of certain textile fibres (in particular carded wool). ln fact the Lernrate present invention has to do with giving the sliver .between the receiving and delivering rollers a temporary twist,causing the libres to become more adherent as a result et the compression of the temporary twist and delivering action from the spindles ot' the twisting head to the receiving rollers.

By means of the present apparatus, a continuous drawing and condensing` action or the slivers are obtained and the twist is given to the wholev oi the lengths of the slivers between the points of contact with the receivaing reels and the delivering or lint rollers, the said twist being temporary.

rlhe upper shaft 72 as shown in Figure 7 is mounted in sliding bearings 111, which are mounted in guides 112, there being adjusting screws 113 swivelly connected to the bearings 111, for not only tightening the belt l7 6, but also tightening the belt 81.

rlhe upper part of the chamber includes a transverse bar 11, with which the hopper 2 movable. rllhe wall 10 is also movable with the hopper, which is hinged at 12, permitting the hopper and the wall 10 and the ribs to be lifted, so as to have access to the saws.

In Figure 9 it will be noted that the cylinder brush is eliminated, and in lieu thereof suitable bla-st pipes 114 are employed `tor blowing the cotton or lint from the teeth oit the saws. This pipe has anoutlet end, which is cut away or slotted, as indicated at 115, to receive the edge portions of the saws. A blast pipe 116 extends transversely ofthe frame and is provided with a plurality oi branch nozzles 117, directing jets of air 118 through the passages between the partitions Q2, so as to blow the cotton toward and from the condensing cylinder.

The shafts 64 are mounted in notches or bearings 63 of the sides of the frame 63, there being holders 63 pivoted at 03, to hold the shafts in their bearings. The holders also have fasteners 63 to retain the `hold-- ers in position.

The shafts 41 and 4Q gear together by the inter-meshing gears 411L and 41h. The upper lint roller 46 yields incident to the cotton or lint passing between the two rollers.

lWhile the drawings disclose two saws to every channel or passage Way between the partitions 22, itis obvious, that one, two, three or four or any number of saws may be used between the partitions. 1f only one saw is used between each partition, the batting passing between the partitions will be relatively small, and if the number of saws between two adjacent partitions are increased, the size of thebatting is relatively increased. 1t is the aim to not limit the arrangement of the partitions and the saws relatively to each other, to any particular construction, justso long as certain saws are Cil Laad/.lea

arranged coincident to the passages between. the partitions.

Furthermore the ginning` saws are mounted upon the shaft 4, and are rotatable therewith, by means of keys (i engaging lrey way o of the sh a'l't, there being` collars 6l between the saws, to hold the saws spaced. rlhe ends o'l the shaft are provided with suitable means, such as jam nuts, to hold the saws on the shaft, and to hold the saws and the coL lars close together', so to prevent the lint 'from clinging' between the parts.

ln order to assist the bat-tinge through the passages between the guides, particularly at points where they pass between the lint rollers,` an additional feed roller 120 is journaled in the iframe, in the rear of the roller lo, so as to iteed the battingsbetween the lint rolls. This ileed roller 120 is driven b v a gear l, l, meshing' with a `gear 122, which is mount-ed on the shaiit 39. ln order to as sist the battings in their travel over the condensing screen roller.` a suitable air blast pipe enters the side of the 'trame or casing, and is provided with a plurality of jets ielf, located between the partitions at points above the battings as pass over the conlensing` roll, directing the air toward the batting's and feeding` them over the condensing; roll.

r)The flooring on which the machine rests, is provided with a suitable opening, to carry oil the supply or air, created by the cylinder brush, and created by the blast 123.

The present form of apparatus embodies a structure for making cotton roping, whicli after being' sized and spun, is then ready for the loom. The present machine is also designed for ginning cotton in place of balinfg` the same, and then it is carded into cotton batting` by means of a carding machine. is then twisted into roping, which can all be accomplished while at the gin, and as the cotton. batting comes from the saws, yllhe cotton batting is brushed between the partitions which divide the lint into small. battings, it being possible to use one, two, three or four or any number ot saws as may be desired, to each passahe between any two partitions. rlhe cotton batting's then through the hollow spindles oit the twisting;y head, the same being drawn therethrough by the revolving spools, while the spindles are turning, -for the purpose of condensing the battings. i

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as being useful is:

l. ln a machine for the purpose set tort-h, a frame having a ginning chamber for the seed cotton, ginning saws in said chamber, a seed governor mounted on the wall of the ginning chamber for ustment toward and from the teeth oiZ the saws for controlling the seen discharging from the seed cotton, a cyl inder brush mounted in the lr=.une, a rou- (lensing` cylinder mounted in the iframeT and passages extending 'from between the saws under the brush and over the condensing; saw, and lint rollers to receive the batting's oi cotton as it leaves the condensing cylinder. Q. ln a machine for the purpose set forth, a 'frame having` a ginningf chamber ior. the seed cotton, ginning` saws in said chamber, a seed governor mounted on the wall oi the g'inninnf chamber for adjustment to ward and from the teeth of the saws for controlling the seed discharging from the seed cotton, a cylinder brush mounted in the frame, a condensing cylinder mounted in the trame, and passages extending from between the saws under the brush and over the condensi -g saw, and lint rollers to receive the battings of cotton as it leaves the condensing` cylin-` der, means 'for condensing' or reducing the battingijs.

3. ln a machine Jfor the purpose set forth, a frame havingl a grinning chamber tor the seed cotton, ginning saws in said chamben a seed (governor mounted on the wall oil the ,ginning chamber for adjustment toward and from the teeth ot the saws for contr@lling` the seed discharging from the seed cotton, a cylinder brush mounted in the frame, a condensingcylinder mounted in the frame, and passages vextending from between the saws under the brush and over the condensing; saw, and lint rollers to receive the battings or cotton as it leaves the condensing cylinder, means tor condensing` the battings, and means for receivingthe batting's after condensingthe same.

4l. ln a machine for the purpose indicated, a ca. ing havino; a grinning' chamber, grinning); in said chamber, said casing having a second chamber, acylinder brush in the second chamber for removing' the cotton from the. saws,v a plurality of partitions entendinel under and conforming to the brush and being spaced in parallelism, thereby dividing the bottom of the second chamber into passages for receiving and contracting the cotton, the lower portions of tl .e partitions becut away and a mote board engaging' the cut away portion and adjustably connected to the bottom oli the second chamber 'for lguiding' the metes `from the brush whereby they may discharge below the 5. ln a machine for the purpose indicated` casing having a ginning chamber, einning saws operable in said chamber, said casingf having a second chamber adiacent the ginning chamber, partitions on the bottom of the second chamber and spaced to form passages to receive the cotton from the saws, a cylinder brush in the second chamber and to the contour of which. the partitions conform., said brush adapted to remove the cotton from the saws and 'feed it through the intensa passages, and a mote board mounted on the bottom of the second chamber below and to one side oi.I one of the saws to guide the motes from the passages below the saws.

6. 1n a machine .to-r the purpose indicated, a casing having a ginning chamber, a ginniiig mechanism therein including ginning saws, said 'casing having a second chamber having its bottom below and to one side of the ginning saws, the bottom of the second chamber at its rear portion being inclined upwardly, partitions on the bottom and being spaced to provide passages `t'or the cotton :trom the saws, a cylinder brush to remove the 'cotton from the saws and feedv it through the passages, a mote board on the bottom below and between the saws and the cylinder brush, and abutment means approximately above the brush and'substantially diametrically opposite the mote board to prevent the best portion oi the lint trom being carried around on the brush.

7. ln a machinev For the purpose indicated, a casing having a ginning chamber', a ginning` mechanism therein including ginning saws, said casing having 'a second. chamber having?.` its lbottom below and to one side of the ij-inning saws, the bottom of the second chamber at its rear portion being inclined upwardly, partitions on. the bottom and being spa-ced to provide passages for the cotton from thefsaws, a cylinder brush to remove the cotton from the saws and feed it through the passages, a mote board on the bottom-below and between the saws and the cylinder brush1 and abutment means approximately above the brush and substan-- tially diametrically opposite the mote board to prevent a'certain portion. ot the lint lfrom being carried around on the brush, a second casing .including a chamber, a condensing screen cylinder in the chamber oil the second. casing, `partitions above the condensing` cylinder and spaced'in alignment with the first partitions, whereby the cotton may feed over the condensing cylinder, lint rollers for res ceiving the battings oil cottonpassing from the condensing cylinder, and pneumatic means including` a plurality ot' jets extending between vthe second partitions 'for feeding the liattiiigs over the condensing cylinder.

S, lin a. machine vfor the purpose indicated, a pair ol." `casing sections, one having a pair of chambers, one oi.t said chambers including.

a ginning mechanism having ginning saws, means including a cylinder brush for removini; the cotton :from the saws, the'bottom of said second chamber having passages conforming to the cylinder brush tor receiving the cotton .trom the saws, the other casing section having a chamber, a condensing cylinder in the last mentioned chamber, said last mentioned chamber having passages extending over and conforming to the condensing cylinder, the kfirst mentioned passages having portions inclined upwardly toward the upper portion of the condensing cylinder, means for connecting the two casing sections whereby the upwardly inclined portions of the first mentioned passages may register with the passages extending over the condensing cylinder, pneumatic means in` cluding air jets extending into the second mentioned passages for feeding the cotton over the condensing chamber, and lint rollers to receive the battings of cotton from the condensing cylinder.

9. 1n amachiiie for the purpose indicated, a casing comprising two casing sections, one o2 said sections having two chambers, a ginning mechanism inr one of said chambers,

ieans including` a cylinder brush in the other chamber to gather the cotton 'from the pinning mechanism, the bottom of the second chamber' having passages conforming to and extending under the cylinder brush and extending upwardly beyond the brush, the second casing section having a chamber, a condensing cylinder in the last mentioned chamber, the upper part ofthe last mentioned` chamber having passages extending over and conformingto the condensing cylinder and registering with the upwardly inclined portions of the ifirst passages, and pneumatic means for feeding` the cotton through the second mentioned passages, lint rollers between which the cotton battings :trom the condensing cylinder pass, and means for receiving and condensing the cotton battings as they Vleave thelint rollers.

10. In a machine fory the purpose indicated, a twisting head comprising a frame, rotatable and movable shafts mounted in bearings on the ends ,of the frame, one of said shafts being adjustable pulleys on said shafts, a belt engaging said pulleys, a plurality of spindles arranged in parallelism and mounted in bearings of the sides of said frame, said spindles being spaced,whereby the upper portion of the belt may pass alternatively over and under said spindles for rotating the same, means 'for tightening the belt.

1n testimonv whereof- I hereunto atiix my signature.v

ritirano L.. ross. 

